Breathe (band)

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Breathe was a London based musical group formed in the early 1980s.

Contents 1 Career 2 Personnel 3 Discography 3.1 Singles 3.2 Albums

[edit] Career

Originally a larger, five-person band called Catch 22, they trimmed down to a quartet to record the album All That Jazz in 1987. This contained their two best-known hits, "How Can I Fall?" and "Hands to Heaven". The former charted on the Billboard Hot 100 at #3, and the latter at #2 in 1988 and at number 4 in the UK Singles Chart. "Hands" also ranked inside Billboard's 1988 Year-End top ten at #9. Bassist Michael Delahunty left the group in 1989, and the remaining three followed All That Jazz with the lesser known but still well-worth finding in bargain bins Peace of Mind in early 1990.

Their sound was a combination of light jazz with some pop and soul, somewhat reminiscent of Air Supply or even Rick Astley. However, their success was shortlived, and by 1990 they had disbanded.

[edit] Personnel

• David Glasper (vocals) - born 4 January 1965, in Cardigan, Mid Wales.
• Marcus Lillington (guitars) - born 28 February 1967, in London. Now works at web design firm, Headscape, and co-hosts web design podcast, Boagworld.com.
• Spike (drums) - born Ian Spice on 18 September 1966.
• Michael Delahunty (bass) - band member 1988 - 1989.
• Steve Price-Wombley (keyboards) - born in Trinidad and educated at Charterhouse. Later formed a indie record label with Will "Crikey" Crichton-Stuart.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Singles

• "Don't Tell Me Lies" (UK #77) (1986)
• "Hands To Heaven" (U.S. #2, UK #4) (1988)
• "Jonah" (UK #60) (1988)
• "How Can I Fall?" (U.S. #3, UK #48) (1988)
• "Don't Tell Me Lies" (re-release) (U.S. #10, UK #45) (1989)
• "Say Hello" (UK #87) (1990)
• "Say A Prayer" (U.S. #21, UK #93) (1990)
• "Does She Love That Man" (U.S. #34) (1990)

[edit] Albums

• All That Jazz - (1988) UK #22, U.S. #34
• Peace of Mind - (1990) U.S. #116
• Best of Breathe - (2004)